We love sharing our findings with you and have provided viewable copies of our presentations below:
The Disruptive Nature of Google Fusion Tables, a presentation by Frank Conkling at a local Northern Palm Beach County GIS Consortium meeting in Palm Beach Gardens that gives an entry level overview of Google Fusion Tables for mapping and discusses some of the tools available for creating maps using Google Fusion Tables.
Transitioning to the Parcel Fabric, a presentation given by Frank Conkling at the 2011 SERUG Conference in Jacksonville, Florida that gives a general overview of the Parcel Fabric and discusses how to approach converting your existing data into a Parcel Fabric.
The Parcel Fabric: The Case for a New Parcel Data Model, a presentation by Frank Conkling at the 2010 SERUG Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina that discusses reasons why we need a need data model for Parcel Mapping, our historic attempts to model land records and various elements of the Parcel Fabric.
The CAMA Oriented Cadastre, a presentation by Frank Conkling at the 2009 SERUG Conference in Jacksonville, Florida that discusses the reasons why Property Appraisers' offices should change what, and how, they are mapping. Included is a short discussion on additional layers that all Property Appraisers should include as part of the combined GIS / CAMA systems.
10 Easy Steps to Ensure your GIS Fails, a presentation by Frank Conkling at the 2008 SHRUG conference in Tallahassee, Florida discussing (in a satirical manner) how to make the absolute WORST decision at every step in implementing GIS. Sadly, Frank shares how he has observed most of these mistakes during his 25 years in GIS.
GIS and Disruptive Technologies, a presentation made by Frank Conkling at the 2007 SF GIS EXPO in West Palm Beach, Florida discussing the concept of Disruptive Technologies and how that concept is being played out with GIS, both as a Disruptive Technology and as an existing technology being affected by a Disruptive Technology. This presentation garnered a great deal of interest and discussion when first presented.
Developing an Accurate Parcel Layer - Without Breaking the Bank, a presentation by Frank Conkling at the 2006 SHRUG conference in Tallahassee, Florida that discusses general concepts that all Parcel Mappers should understand and then provides 11 tips to ensure your money is well spent. (Frank also provides a summary that provides things to avoid.) This presentation is an "oldie", but a "goodie".
